Exotic Animal Ban in Ohio Threatens Survival of Endangered Species
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The 2011 event was the spark that ignited government to quickly draft a bill, now known as the SB 301's exotic animal ban, which requires all owners to purchase large insurance packages, complex "wildlife shelters" and other complicated precautions. If unable to do so, owners must forfeit their rights to keep their exotic animals immediately.
Prior to the law being put in place, exotic animal owners in
Law SB 301 greatly restricts the ability to have such animals, including but not limited to leopards, spider monkeys and anacondas. In fact, many species on the list, such as alligators, emperor tamarins (monkeys) and Burmese pythons pose little to no threat to the general public.
To help alleviate the change of law, the
"In an emotional, knee-jerk reaction, politicians have chosen to remove as many animals as possible," says Stockdale, a conservationist and animal advocate. "Politicians think they are protecting the people of
Many animals, although cared for well by their trained owners, are endangered in the wild. If owners are forced to surrender their animals, the likelihood these creatures will find other safe and regulated homes is not guaranteed. The more common scenario is these creatures can be euthanized or suffer a lower quality of life, he said.
"Although the incident in
"The 'tiger in your neighbors backyard' scenario that is often sensationalized and propagated on TV rarely exists," said Stockdale. "In most states those who own the animals are regulated and inspected frequently to insure the safety of the public and the animals. However, that doesn't make for good TV, so the public never sees that story which is truly representative of almost all exotic animal owners."
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